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The United States Air Force has published new photos of the B-21 Raider strategic aircraft. The images revealed a rather interesting feature of the bomber. The photos were taken on 28 November, a few days before the launch.
The United States Air Force has revealed for the first time that it is upgrading its aircraft fleet to include unmanned aerial vehicles capable of operating in conjunction with fifth- and sixth-generation aircraft.
The Polish army is steadily becoming the strongest in Europe. It will receive FA-50 fighters in the summer and the first Abrams tanks will be delivered even earlier.
The United States has upgraded the old Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile several times, but it will be retired in the coming years. The Sentinel missile will take its place.
US company General Atomics, developer of the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones, is working on a new generation of drones. The project is called LongShot and is nearing its third phase.
The Polish Air Force will receive its first F-50 fighters next summer. The contract with South Korea's KAI was signed last year.
American experts last year helped the Armed Forces integrate the AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) on MiG-29 fighters. Now they want to do the same trick with another missile.
Recently we wrote that Romania plans to buy F-35 Lightning II fighters from Lockheed Martin. Now there is information that the country's government is also considering buying Abrams tanks.
Germany and the Czech Republic have sent a request to Switzerland at intervals of a few days for the purchase of Leopard 2 tanks. So far there has been no reply.
Germany has updated its list of military assistance to Ukraine.
The US fifth-generation Lockheed AC-130J Ghostrider flew to South Korea for the first time in its still short history. There, it took part in a training exercise.
The United States Department of Defense recently authorised Pratt & Whitney to resume supplying F135 engines for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Immediately thereafter, the manufacturer was awarded an additional contract.
Bell Textron has announced that aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has joined the development of the next-generation convertible. The company supplies propulsion systems for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft, among others, and is working on an engine for the next-generation aircraft.
A Japanese F-15J fighter did not want to take to the skies as Japan sounded the alarm over foreign aircraft near the country's borders. The aircraft decided to leave the airbase.
Lockheed Martin may soon have a new customer for its fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Last year, Germany, Switzerland and several other European countries announced the purchase of the F-35. Now Romania has joined them.
